by Jay | Jun 8, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Thompson
Rain Showers could not dampen the excitement in Thompson’s Thursday Night Thunder as the track played host to a first time winner in the Thompson Lite Modifieds and a crowd pleasing door-to-door battle in the Mini-Stock division. Ryan Preece held off Keith Rocco for the Sunoco Modified win while Mike Scorzelli took the checkers in the Late Models.
Preece was “just having fun” as he held off a determined Keith Rocco in the 30-lap Sunoco Modified division Thursday night. Preece took the lead at lap 10 and never looked back despite Rocco’s bumper in his rear view mirror. Kerry Malone took over the lead at the drop of the green flag with Ted Christopher closing in on his bumper. Preece made it a three-way battle when he dove to the bottom of Christopher for second. Christopher shut the door on his challenges, and made his own bid on Malone out front at lap two. Christopher took the lead with Preece in tow relegating Malone to the third position. Preece was all over Christopher as Keith Rocco made his way into contention. On lap seven, Rocco dropped to the bottom and drove by Malone for the third position with Todd Ceravolo following. As the race approached lap 10, Preece got up alongside Christopher in a tight battle that lasted until turn four when Christopher went high. Preece was able to drive to the lead with Rocco taking over second and Christopher recovering for third. Rocco closed in to Preece’s bumper and dove low in turn four of lap 23 in a challenge for the lead. Preece wasn’t about to give it up that easy, however, and closed the door on his challenge. Rocco kept the pressure on and tapped Preece’s bumper through the turns – constantly reminding Preece he was there. Preece was not intimidated, however, and held the lead until the checkers dropped.
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by Jay | Jun 8, 2012 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When it comes to extra distance feature racing at
Stafford Speedway, SK Modified® and Late Model driver Woody Pitkat has
enjoyed a fair amount of success. Pitkat has won 100 and 150 lap races in
both the SK Modified® and Late Model divisions at Stafford, and he hopes to
become the first repeat winner in the SK Modified® division during the 2012
season with another victory in the 39th Annual Coors Light SK Modified® 100.
With a win and a second place finish in the last 3 races at Stafford, Pitkat
and his #89 Jimmy Paige Plumbing & Heating team have some momentum on their
side.
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by Jay | Jun 7, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
RPM MOTORSPORTS: Renewed Optimism For Hoar
Recent Devil’s Bowl Speedway Win Has Team Ready For 100-lap Event
Brian Hoar left Devil’s Bowl Speedway last weekend in a completely different frame of mind than he did when he last visited the half-mile Vermont oval in mid-May.
Hoar won the 30-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model feature event at Devil’s Bowl on Friday night, his final tuneup before the I Am Vermont Strong 100 at the track this weekend. It’s the second race in the four-race Vermont State Championship Series being contested this season between Devil’s Bowl and Thunder Road International Speedbowl.
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by Jay | Jun 7, 2012 | New England, New Hampshire, White Mountain Motorsports Park
White Mountain Champion, Crazy Horse Continue Search For Speed
Despite winning a total of 17 races in 2010 and 2011, claiming consecutive Late Model championships and owning the all-time career win mark at White Mountain Motorsports Park, Quinny Welch isn’t one to sit around and admire his trophy case.
In fact, his No. 78 IBEW Local 104 Chevrolet spent the winter months of this past offseason in various stages of disarray at the Crazy Horse Racing building in South Paris, Maine – with Welch working side-by-side with Crazy Horse owner Mitch Green in search of improvement.
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by Jay | Jun 7, 2012 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Racing historian Cho Lee of Barre, VT will be remembered at Thunder Road this Sunday, June 10 in the racetrack’s first seasonal weekly program presented by Sherwin-Williams. It will be the first of two twilight Sunday affairs for the high-banked oval before weekly Thursday night racing begins.
Lee, who co-authored “Fifty Years of Excitement” documenting Thunder Road’s history, will be remembered by the New England Antique Racers with the Cho Lee Memorial Race. More than thirty vintage racecars are expected to join Thunder Road’s three weekly racing divisions in Sunday’s event.
St. Johnsbury VT’s John Gammell will be in attendance to present the award for the historic racing cars. Gammell, who has been fighting cancer, is nostalgic for the opportunity.
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by Jay | Jun 6, 2012 | Massachusetts, Modified, New England, Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk Speedway, Touring Series News, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Two-time series champion Jon McKennedy of East
Chelmsford, MA., takes a slim 10-point lead over Rowan Pennink,
of Huntingdon Valley, PA, to Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, MA,
Saturday night, June 9, when the Valenti Modified Racing Series returns
to action after a three-week layoff. The race is the first of three scheduled
at Seekonk this season for the VMRS.
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by Jay | Jun 6, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Vermont State Late Model Championship Series event features fundraiser for 2011 flood victims
Devil’s Bowl Speedway celebrates the Green Mountain State on Friday as the Vermont State Championship Series for Late Model stock cars invades the West Haven half-mile oval for a 100-lap event. The home-track heroes of the weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series J&S Steel Late Model division will square off against invaders from Barre’s Thunder Road and around the northeast.
While the 100-lap Vermont State Late Model Championship Series race will be the focal point for many, Devil’s Bowl Speedway is calling on the community to help its own during a fundraiser to benefit the “I Am Vermont Strong” initiative. I Am Vermont Strong is a non-profit organization that raises relief funds for Vermonters affected by flood damage in storms in 2011 including Tropical Storm Irene.
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by Jay | Jun 5, 2012 | Canada, New England, PASS, Touring Series News
Johnny Clark is no stranger to Speedway 660. The 33 year old Farmingdale, Maine short-track racer loves to visit the Geary Woods. On Saturday at 7PM Clark will attempt to win his third straight PASS 200 event at Speedway 660.
The defending Pro All Star Series champion heads a star-studded field of drivers who will make the tour’s only visit of the year to Atlantic Canada. In addition to his 2010 and 2011 PASS 200 wins, Clark has two SPEEDWEEKEND Auto Value 250 victories at Speedway 660.
“Johnny Clark loves this joint and our fans know he will race his heart out for them and do everything possible to win his third straight PASS 200 race here” says Speedway 660’s Chris Johnston. “But the six time PASS champion will have to be at his absolute best to hoist the trophy on Saturday night because the Pro All Star Series competition is unbelievably tough.”
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by Jay | Jun 5, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Media, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
NSN Joins Vermont State Late Model Series
Live Broadcasts Come to Thunder Road, Devil’s Bowl
Barre, VT – The Northeast Sports Network, a Vermont sports broadcasting website, has teamed up with Barre’s Thunder Road and West Haven’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway to incorporate live broadcasts into the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series. The four race series saw it’s opening event at Thunder Road claimed by hometown sensation Nick Sweet, and heads to Devil’s Bowl Speedway this Friday, June 8 for the I Am Vermont Strong 100.
The Northeast Sports Network completed a live broadcast of the first event in the series, the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic at Thunder Road, which can be found on their website www.nsnsports.net in high definition. It can also be found by a link on both the Thunder Road (www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com) and American Canadian Tour (www.acttour.com) websites. DVDs will be available for purchase, which include features from Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen from the Memorial Day event.
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by Jay | Jun 5, 2012 | Massachusetts, Modified, New England, Seekonk Speedway
The Valenti Modified Racing Series makes their first appearance at Seekonk Speedway on Saturday, June 9 with a 100 lap main event. This marks their first appearance since October, 2011, when Mike Holdridge picked up the win in the prestigious DAV Fall Classic.
Jon McKennedy, the 2010 MRS Champion leads the charge into The Action Track of the East, picking up the win in the first two events of the season, at Waterford Speedbowl and Monadnock Speedway in the Ken Barry #2. Rowan Pennink is the most previous winner, picking up the checkered at the Thompson Speedway. The pair sits first and second in the Valenti Modified Racing Series Championship Chase. Holdridge, Doug Coby and Norm Wrenn round out the top five in the current points standings.
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